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A tetranucleotide deletion in the ANK1 gene causes hereditary spherocytosis; a case of misdiagnosis.
Gene - 5 Feb 2020
Zhu Fei, Liang Min, Xu Linlin, Peng Zhiyong, Cai Decheng, Wei Xiaofeng, Lin Li, Shang Xuan
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spherocytosis is a congenital red blood cell disorder. Typical clinical manifestations include anemia, jaundice and splenomegaly, which overlap with the thalassemia phenotype. Therefore, in high prevalence thalassemia regions, hereditary spherocytosis cases are often misdiagnosed. Here, a case once diagnosed as thalassemia, based on preliminary clinical examinations, underwent genetic testing in our...
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